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It's getting very warm these days and I think Okinawan music is good for this weather.

There is a traditional looking restaurant of Okinawan cuisine near Fukui station, on Kinanosho-Dori street.

The restaurant's name is "Paikaji (meaning south wind)", and the Okinawan music live shows are often held there.

Here I put a short clip of rare pieces from such a show.

Inami, the second daughter of Paikaji family, is singing a well-known gospel song "Amazing Grace" in the style of Okinawan traditional music.

Full length videos from their stage will be uploaded soon.

I visited Eihei-ji Temple located about 16 kilometers southeast of Fukui city.

This temple was founded by Zen Master Dogen Zenji 770 years ago as the education and training center for Zen monks.

There were few visitors in the drizzling rain and therefore, I could enter the world of delicate beauty(Yugen) , stillness and quietness for a while.

GEN introduced Eiheiji Tmple by the title of “We have Eiheiji in Fukui” and “White Healing”(Japanese version only) presented by the cities in Fukui is also informative.

When you come to Fukui Pref.- home to a wealth of traditions, please visit there to understand the Japanese Buddhism culture deeply.